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so farther speculating on a possible motive and president barack obama is urging people to wait for all of the facts. >> we still do not know who did this or why and people should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this and find out why they did this. >> federal investigators are now pouring over all of the video taken and searching for clues. they say their they were crude devices likely left behind in garbage cans. we are standing by for an update in the newsroom and for now we are live in the newsroom alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> the trainer of a bay area running club experienced some very tense moments until he found out all five of the runners from his club from the boston marathon were safe. >> we are safe, in our hotel, i was one block passed it was awful. >> he is not changing his plan to compete in next year's boston marathon. >> this is a statement, we want to make sure we are not going to be intimidated by people who do stuff like this. it's really just sad. >>
so farther speculating on a possible motive and president barack obama is urging people to wait for all of the facts. >> we still do not know who did this or why and people should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this and find out why they did this. >> federal investigators are now pouring over all of the video taken and searching for clues. they say their they were crude devices...
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. >>> the man accused of mailing a letter containing the poison ricin to president obama is back in court today. paul kevin curtis has denied any involvement in the letter sent to the president or other letters that were sent to a u.s. senator and a judge. his lawyer days authorities have little evidence connecting him to the letters. curtis' family says he suffers from mental illness. >>> today marks three years six bp's deep water horizon oil platform sank at the gulf of mexico after a huge explosion. 11 workers were killed in this explosion. it caused an oil leak that continued almost three months. almost five million barrels of oil leaked into the gulf. it damaged marine and wildlife habitats as well as the gulf coast fishing and tourism industries. >>> sal is covering traffic and starting in the south bay. what is going on? >> we are just looking at the south bay traffic getting busier pam and dave. 237 we will start there and see the traffic is getting a little bit here. it's not stop and go. it's still rather early. you probably will see some congestion here before too long. it's a
. >>> the man accused of mailing a letter containing the poison ricin to president obama is back in court today. paul kevin curtis has denied any involvement in the letter sent to the president or other letters that were sent to a u.s. senator and a judge. his lawyer days authorities have little evidence connecting him to the letters. curtis' family says he suffers from mental illness. >>> today marks three years six bp's deep water horizon oil platform sank at the gulf of...
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tough message from president obama today. the latest number we have as far as the injured goes, it is up to 141. >> terrorist attack at the finish line of the boston marathon. two explosions within seconds of each other along the route. >> at first it sounded like a canon blast. >> almost blew my head off. >> bad, bad injuries. >> we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the force of the explosion caused smoke and panic. >> there was a mad push for people to get away from the scene. >> we are looking for any information people have as to what they saw or might have heard -- might have heard at the sight of the explosion or coming and going. >> reporter: authorities set up a tip line and are asking people to go home or to hotels hotels hotels and avoid large clouds. >> be calm. >> reporter: the winners wrapped up their race an hour earlier but many of the 27,000 were still working to complete the course when
tough message from president obama today. the latest number we have as far as the injured goes, it is up to 141. >> terrorist attack at the finish line of the boston marathon. two explosions within seconds of each other along the route. >> at first it sounded like a canon blast. >> almost blew my head off. >> bad, bad injuries. >> we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the...
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just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy. more than 170 were wounded. today is also the 6th anniversary of the virginia tech shooting massacre. on april 16th, 2007, a gunman shot and killed 32 people on that campus before he killed hill self. earlier this morning, there was a moment of i vens held in virginia. it was followed by the ringing of the bell for each victim of the shooting. the governor of virginia declared today, virginia tech remembrance today. >>> the san jose mercury news is selling its long-time headquarters in silicon valley. they own 36 acres. it's been at that locatio
just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were...
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bests included queen elizabeth and prince philip and members of the obama administration. this is the first time a british monarch has been present at the funeral of a british prime minister since the death in 1965 of sir winston church hill. extra security was in place after the boston marathon bombings. >>> new gun control legislation is in doubt after votes are scheduled in just hours now. kyla campbell has more. >> reporter: senators are scheduled to vote on nine different pieces of legislation starting at 1:00 pacific. we're 25eubging a live look -- taking a live look at the floor right now where dianne feinstein has been speaking. she thanked those who have been supporting her legislation. >> i'm grateful for the willingness to step up, show courage and do what's right for america. >> feinstein sponsors an amendment that would ban assault weapons and limit the size of magazines. that's not expected to get enough votes to pass. there are other amendments including some dealing with mental health. the main bill in the spotlight is the bipartisan plan to expand backgrou
bests included queen elizabeth and prince philip and members of the obama administration. this is the first time a british monarch has been present at the funeral of a british prime minister since the death in 1965 of sir winston church hill. extra security was in place after the boston marathon bombings. >>> new gun control legislation is in doubt after votes are scheduled in just hours now. kyla campbell has more. >> reporter: senators are scheduled to vote on nine different...
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. >>> president obama attended a service this morning in boston to help comfort the city. he and the first lady were among the 2,000 people at the service that was held that cathedral of the holy cross. the president spoke of the victims and offered words of encouragement. he said their strength and spirit will help them put boston and their lives back together. >> as you begin this long journey of recovery your city is with you. your commonwealth is with you. we will all be with you as you learn to stand and walk and yes, run again -- and yes, run again. you will run again. [ cheers and applause ] >> after the service the president and the first lady visited the victims who are still in hospitals. >> aaron hern of martinez is one of three children still in the hospital recovering from the bombings. ktvu's patti lee is live in boston where the first lady met with -- lady met with aaron hern and his family today. >> reporter: aaron hern was one of three children who met with michelle obama today. we got a picture. here it is. you can see aaron hern just had surgery yesterda
. >>> president obama attended a service this morning in boston to help comfort the city. he and the first lady were among the 2,000 people at the service that was held that cathedral of the holy cross. the president spoke of the victims and offered words of encouragement. he said their strength and spirit will help them put boston and their lives back together. >> as you begin this long journey of recovery your city is with you. your commonwealth is with you. we will all be with...
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this is where president barack obama and first lady michelle obama will board air force one and head for boston. we want to show you what president barack obama did to head relief efforts in boston. >>> and they are leading to tighter security particularly at sporting events throughout the country and police will be out in force at the shark tank. janine de la vega is here to tell us more. >> reporter: they are honoring people who died and they will honor them when sharks take on minnesota. there will be an increase in police looking for suspicious activity and canine units will be doing a bomb sweet before the game. -- bomb sweeps before the game. this morning shark's fans say they welcome the increased patrol. >> i think it is a good thing and the more they do it, the less likely they are to do thing. >> a lot of people are saying, there is no way to get caught why not do it. >> police continue to monitor the area and they have taken steps to ensure the city's 911 system remains operationnal incase of an emergency and patrol officer are looking for any suspicious activity. now we p
this is where president barack obama and first lady michelle obama will board air force one and head for boston. we want to show you what president barack obama did to head relief efforts in boston. >>> and they are leading to tighter security particularly at sporting events throughout the country and police will be out in force at the shark tank. janine de la vega is here to tell us more. >> reporter: they are honoring people who died and they will honor them when sharks take on...
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first lady michelle obama visited aaron hearn last week. >>> we now know the fbi interviewed the older suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev, two years ago after being tipped off he was a follower of radicalism. coming up at 7:15, why some lawmakers want to know if the fbi dropped the ball. >>> time is running out in san jose for people living in a large homeless camp. they will be forced to leave in a couple of hours. ktvu's janine de la vega is live near the camp where those cleanup crews are getting ready to sweep through the area. >> reporter: we've been here since 4:30. now that it's lighter, we can get a better idea what this looks like. the homeless have been access through the chain-link fence. there's a lot of trash, manmade structures and tarps. we've seen people packing up and getting ready to move. city officials estimate a lot of single adults, couples and their pets have set up camp. crews were here lost october and removed 50 tons of trash. some people are driving their cars down access roads and leaving them there to reach their -- dash camp. the project manager says they plan to
first lady michelle obama visited aaron hearn last week. >>> we now know the fbi interviewed the older suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev, two years ago after being tipped off he was a follower of radicalism. coming up at 7:15, why some lawmakers want to know if the fbi dropped the ball. >>> time is running out in san jose for people living in a large homeless camp. they will be forced to leave in a couple of hours. ktvu's janine de la vega is live near the camp where those cleanup...
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federal agents have arrested a mississippi man for sending letters containing a poison to president obama. that news comes after a 10th day in the nation's capitol. there was a lockdown on capitol after a report of a suspicious package. >> reporter: a suspicious package and two suspicious letters found here on the third floor of the russell building, all of them testing, all of them cleared. but this wasn't the first scare in the past 4 hours. police officers and explosive- sniffing dogs outside and inside the entrances on capitol hill. you could also see a hazardous material there. the third floor of that building, locked down for a while today, including a hallway with the offices of pennsylvania democrat senator casey. >> there is a letter on this floor that was delivered that apparently is no longer a concern. but in the interest of being careful. >> reporter: in the past 24 hours, two other letters have reportedly tested positive for a poison, one addressed to president obama, another to mississippi republican senator roger wicker. both discovered, stopped and tested at a postal faci
federal agents have arrested a mississippi man for sending letters containing a poison to president obama. that news comes after a 10th day in the nation's capitol. there was a lockdown on capitol after a report of a suspicious package. >> reporter: a suspicious package and two suspicious letters found here on the third floor of the russell building, all of them testing, all of them cleared. but this wasn't the first scare in the past 4 hours. police officers and explosive- sniffing dogs...
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today the white house announced that president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend a memorial service for the victims of the explosion on thursday at baylor university. the president will be in texas for a democratic fund-raiser and a dedication ceremony for former president george w. bush. the small town of west took a step forward toward getting back to normal today. for the first time since the blast, students returned to class in the town's elementary school and high school. teachers and administrators were on hand to greet students. some parents took the day off to walk or drive their kids to school. >>> san jose police are investigating the death of a man found stabbed this afternoon. paramedics responded to a medical call on truckee lane at about 12:40 this afternoon. there they found the man's body and called police. homicide investigators were called to the scene but say they don't know yet if the man was a victim of foul play or if he committed suicide. >>> in the wake of a shooting, we took crime concerns to the city councilman and learned he was the victim of an ar
today the white house announced that president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend a memorial service for the victims of the explosion on thursday at baylor university. the president will be in texas for a democratic fund-raiser and a dedication ceremony for former president george w. bush. the small town of west took a step forward toward getting back to normal today. for the first time since the blast, students returned to class in the town's elementary school and high school....
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happening right now president obama and first lady michelle obama have arrived in boston. these are live pictures. they are arriving now. the president and first lady will be in boston attending inter faith prayer service in honor of those injured and killed in the boston bombings. focused on where air force one. we know air force one is down on the ground. the president will be speaking at the service. we wanted to take you live to boston's airport to let you know the president is in the area. we'll keep you posted. >> the president focused on boston today. but yesterday it was on gun control. he did not get what he wanted from the senate yesterday in their gun control vote. the president calls the senate vote against gun control legislation shameful and he's not giving up. >> we can still bring about meaningful changes that reduce fun violence so long as the american people don't give up on it. >> political reporter jamie dupree joins us via skype from washington d.c. to talk about it. i have to say i was listening to the president at first on the radio. and you could he
happening right now president obama and first lady michelle obama have arrived in boston. these are live pictures. they are arriving now. the president and first lady will be in boston attending inter faith prayer service in honor of those injured and killed in the boston bombings. focused on where air force one. we know air force one is down on the ground. the president will be speaking at the service. we wanted to take you live to boston's airport to let you know the president is in the area....
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it included president obama and the first lady. >>> this morning, police are searching for two people who opened fire at a marijuana festival in denver. terrible video, as you see people running. three people were hurt, but expected to survive. chaos erupted at tens and thousands of people ran from the denver park where the festival was being held. as many as 80,000 people were expected at that event marking the day 4/20 and the passage of laws legalizing laws in washington state. >> there was a lot of people running. lots of people had different ideas of what was happening. some people yelling gun shots. >> police are asking festival goers for their pictures and video as they search for the person responsible. they do not have a motive for that shooting. >>> closer to home, there's one less law enfor me to say agency paroling oakland streets. oakland sheriff deputies stopped assisting last night. the relationship between the county and city soured after a deputy was shot in the foot while making a traffic stop last month in oakland. the two sides disagreed over who should pay future
it included president obama and the first lady. >>> this morning, police are searching for two people who opened fire at a marijuana festival in denver. terrible video, as you see people running. three people were hurt, but expected to survive. chaos erupted at tens and thousands of people ran from the denver park where the festival was being held. as many as 80,000 people were expected at that event marking the day 4/20 and the passage of laws legalizing laws in washington state....
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. >>> president obama will honor a prayer finalist up for teacher of the year. she teaches english at frick middle school in oakland. later on in the day, she will join other teachers at the white house. the fellow teachers say they admire how she traps forms her high school into high expectations. >>> in a few months, new bike lanes will open on september 3rd. part of the new bike lines are blocked by the old span so they will not be fully accessible until 2015 when the old span is torn down. >>> all right. 7:24. sal is back and you know all about the south bay, don't you? >> yeah. we're looking at slow traffic. northbound on 280. i want to point it out to you. we saw it last time on our cameras. backed up to downtown. you can see that as well. it's going to be quite a slow traffic there but it's also slowing down on northbound 101 as you can see from the road sensors there. if you are driving on the peninsula, there's not a bad commute but southbound 101 is getting busier. 237 is getting slow traffic from downtown milpitas to zanker road. at the bay bridge tol
. >>> president obama will honor a prayer finalist up for teacher of the year. she teaches english at frick middle school in oakland. later on in the day, she will join other teachers at the white house. the fellow teachers say they admire how she traps forms her high school into high expectations. >>> in a few months, new bike lanes will open on september 3rd. part of the new bike lines are blocked by the old span so they will not be fully accessible until 2015 when the old...